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Data and privacy in Switzerland

Data and privacy in Switzerland

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Data and privacy in Switzerland

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- [Instructor] Now we will cover Switzerland, where violations of data protection principles are generally not criminally sanctioned with respect to the breach of any data. Private persons, however, are liable to a fine of up to 10,000 Swiss francs if they willfully fail to provide information with regard to the safeguards of any data that is transferred outside of Switzerland. Willful non-compliance with data protection duties is punishable by a fine of up to 10,000 francs. The data protection laws in Switzerland do not apply to deliberations of the Federal Parliament and any parliamentary committee, any pending civil proceeding or criminal proceedings, and it also does not apply to any international mutual assistance proceedings. PII requirements apply to any data relating to an identified or identifiable person, irrespective of its form. The preliminary draft of the revised data protection law looks to remove the protection of personal data relating to legal entities, in order to…

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